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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 80 17256 16217 8647 7992 452 20256

Albert Lai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albert Lai between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albert Lai published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 132 publications in 2024. 23 of the 505 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 132. Peak 132 publications in 2024. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 132 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 3 publications
1988 2026

505 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albert Lai: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 4
2004 1
2005 1
2006 5
2007 3
2008 10
2009 9
2010 7
2011 9
2012 20
2013 20
2014 28
2015 22
2016 18
2017 18
2018 25
2019 21
2020 17
2021 19
2022 17
2023 61
2024 132
2025 20
2026 3
Total 505
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Albert Lai publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Lai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 441–460 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 452 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771 452
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Albert Lai D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albert Lai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972 80
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Albert Lai is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly contributions span several subfields, including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their main research topics encompass Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, MRI in Cancer Diagnosis, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications.

Albert Lai has contributed extensively to scientific literature with key publications including:

  • Targeting histone acetylation dynamics and oncogenic transcription by catalytic P300/CBP inhibition, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • Glioblastoma Utilizes Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies for Growth Allowing Progression during Ketogenic Diet Therapy, 2020, iScience
  • MRI Radiomic Features to Predict IDH1 Mutation Status in Gliomas: A Machine Learning Approach using Gradient Tree Boosting, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Discovery of a Potent Chloroacetamide GPX4 Inhibitor with Bioavailability to Enable Target Engagement in Mice, a Potential Tool Compound for Inducing Ferroptosis In Vivo, 2023, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Human IDH mutant 1p/19q co-deleted gliomas have low tumor acidity as evidenced by molecular MRI and PET: a retrospective study, 2020, Scientific Reports

Albert Lai frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Timothy F. Cloughesy
  • Phioanh L. Nghiemphu
  • Benjamin M. Ellingson
  • Catalina Raymond
  • Noriko Salamon

The venues where Albert Lai has most often published are:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neuro-Oncology Advances
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Discovery of a selective catalytic p300/CBP inhibitor that targets lineage-specific tumours.

    Loren M. Lasko;Clarissa G. Jakob;Rohinton P. Edalji;Wei Qiu

  • Antitumor Activity of Rapamycin in a Phase I Trial for Patients with Recurrent PTEN-Deficient Glioblastoma

    Tim F Cloughesy;Koji Yoshimoto;Phioanh Leia Nghiemphu;Kevin Brown

  • Project DRIVE: A Compendium of Cancer Dependencies and Synthetic Lethal Relationships Uncovered by Large-Scale, Deep RNAi Screening

    E. Robert McDonald;Antoine de Weck;Michael R. Schlabach;Eric Billy

  • A review of approaches to identifying patient phenotype cohorts using electronic health records

    Chaitanya P. Shivade;Preethi Raghavan;Eric Fosler-Lussier;Peter J. Embi

  • Phase II Study of Bevacizumab Plus Temozolomide During and After Radiation Therapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

    Albert Lai;Anh Tran;Phioanh L. Nghiemphu;Whitney B. Pope

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Telemedicine Case Management with Usual Care in Older, Ethnically Diverse, Medically Underserved Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: 5 Year Results of the IDEATel Study

    Steven Shea;Ruth S. Weinstock;Ruth S. Weinstock;Jeanne A. Teresi;Jeanne A. Teresi;Walter Palmas

  • Evidence for sequenced molecular evolution of IDH1 mutant glioblastoma from a distinct cell of origin.

    Albert Lai;Samir Kharbanda;Whitney B. Pope;Anh Tran

  • Predicting Treatment Response of Malignant Gliomas to Bevacizumab and Irinotecan by Imaging Proliferation With [18F] Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography: A Pilot Study

    Wei Chen;Sibylle Delaloye;Daniel H.S. Silverman;Cheri Geist

  • Disordered methionine metabolism in MTAP/CDKN2A-deleted cancers leads to dependence on PRMT5.

    Konstantinos J. Mavrakis;E. Robert McDonald;Michael R. Schlabach;Eric Billy

  • Recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: ADC histogram analysis predicts response to bevacizumab treatment.

    Whitney B Pope;Hyun J Kim;Jing Huo;Jeffry Alger

  • MRI in Patients With High-Grade Gliomas Treated With Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy

    W. B. Pope;A. Lai;P. Nghiemphu;P. Mischel

  • Non-invasive detection of 2-hydroxyglutarate and other metabolites in IDH1 mutant glioma patients using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Whitney B. Pope;Robert M. Prins;M. Albert Thomas;Rajakumar Nagarajan

  • Patients With Proneural Glioblastoma May Derive Overall Survival Benefit From the Addition of Bevacizumab to First-Line Radiotherapy and Temozolomide: Retrospective Analysis of the AVAglio Trial

    Thomas Sandmann;Richard Bourgon;Josep Garcia;Congfen Li

  • Predicting the efficacy of radiotherapy in individual glioblastoma patients in vivo: a mathematical modeling approach

    R Rockne;J K Rockhill;M Mrugala;A M Spence

  • Relationship between Tumor Enhancement, Edema, IDH1 Mutational Status, MGMT Promoter Methylation, and Survival in Glioblastoma

    J.A. Carrillo;A. Lai;P.L. Nghiemphu;H.J. Kim

  • Characterization of Sorting Signals in the β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Cytoplasmic Domain

    Albert Lai;Albert Lai;Sangram S. Sisodia;Ian S. Trowbridge

  • Bevacizumab and chemotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma A single-institution experience

    P. L. Nghiemphu;W. Liu;Y. Lee;T. Than

  • Prognostic Significance of Growth Kinetics in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastomas Revealed by Combining Serial Imaging with a Novel Biomathematical Model

    Christina H. Wang;Jason K. Rockhill;Maciej Mrugala;Danielle L. Peacock

  • RBP1 Recruits the mSIN3-Histone Deacetylase Complex to the Pocket of Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Family Proteins Found in Limited Discrete Regions of the Nucleus at Growth Arrest

    Albert Lai;Brian K. Kennedy;David A. Barbie;Nicholas R. Bertos

  • Phase II pilot study of bevacizumab in combination with temozolomide and regional radiation therapy for up-front treatment of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: interim analysis of safety and tolerability.

    Albert Lai;Emese Filka;Bruce McGibbon;Phioanh Leia Nghiemphu

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy F. Cloughesy
Timothy F. Cloughesy University of California, Los Angeles
Linda M. Liau
Linda M. Liau University of California, Los Angeles
Paul S. Mischel
Paul S. Mischel Stanford University
Johannes Czernin
Johannes Czernin University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick Y. Wen
Patrick Y. Wen Harvard University
Michael E. Phelps
Michael E. Phelps University of California, Los Angeles
Justin Starren
Justin Starren Northwestern University
Robert Elashoff
Robert Elashoff University of California, Los Angeles
Stanley F. Nelson
Stanley F. Nelson University of California, Los Angeles

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